Independent and Dependent Clauses

Independent and Dependent Clauses

Multiple Choice

What is a subject of a sentence?

• Who/What the sentence is about

• The action in the sentence

Multiple Choice

What is a predicate of a sentence?

• Who/What the sentence is about

• What the subject does?

Multiple Choice

Identify the subject:

Sarah went to the store.

• Sarah

• went to the store

Multiple Choice

Identify the subject:

The horse ran through the field

• ran through the field

• the horse

Multiple Choice

Identify the predicate:

The robin ate the worm

• the robin

• ate the worm

Multiple Choice

Identify the predicate:

The whole family worked in the garden.

• the whole family

• worked in the garden

Multiple Choice

unless my dad comes home

(ask yourself...does this need more information to be complete)

• independent

• dependent

Multiple Choice

I will have to make dinner

(ask yourself...does this need more information to be complete)

• independent

• dependent

Multiple Choice

I am a good cook

(ask yourself...does this need more information to be complete)

• independent

• dependent

Multiple Choice

because I practice a lot

(ask yourself...does this need more information to be complete)

• independent

• dependent

Multiple Choice

if they take me with them

(ask yourself...does this need more information to be complete)

• independent

• dependent

Multiple Choice

She made brownies for our class

(ask yourself...does this need more information to be complete)

• independent

• dependent